Photo gallery

©NTPL / Stephen Robson

A view over the lake at Stourhead to the Pantheon which is framed in autumn foliage. The bright gold of the Liriodendron tulipifera (tulip tree) on the island dominates the scene.

©NTPL / Nick Meers

The Pantheon viewed through the Palladian Bridge in the evening. The bridge was based on one in Vicenza, Italy, designed by the 16th-century architect Andrea Palladio. It was his name that coined 'Palladian'.

©NTPL / Stephen Robson

A view from across the lake of the Temple of Flora amongst the tinted foliage of the trees in autumn sunshine at Stourhead. The temple was the first garden building at Stourhead, erected in 1744-6.

©NTPL / Nick Meers

The River God's Cave seen from the Grotto. The god's outstretched hand directs visitors out of the cool, damp grotto and on towards the Pantheon.

©NTPL / Stephen Robson

Alfred's Tower on the Stourhead Estate built to commemorate Alfred the Great's victory over the Danes in 879.

© National Trust / Siân Passé

A statue of Bacchus, god of wine, standing in one of the niches that flank the portico of the Pantheon.

©NTPL / Nick Meers

The Temple of Apollo with the Lake beyond. This circular temple is dedicated to Apollo, the sun god without whom no garden can flourish.

©NTPL / Nick Meers

A panoramic view of the East Front of Stourhead House lit up by the sunshine. This Palladian villa was built for the wealthy banker Henry Hoare I between 1721 and 1725.